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The Sanctuary Hubs
Services and Groups |Last updated: 12/07/2024
Freephone service for those in need of support, reassurance and understanding. This telephone based service is open 365 days and no referral is required. Anyone experiencing emotional distress, Carers, friends or family who require support about someone they know.
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Derbyshire Borderline Personality Disorder Support Group
Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/03/2025
We provide an opportunity for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and their family and friends to come together, swap experiences, gain information and, most importantly, support each other. We discuss the various symptoms of BPD, distraction techniques and other coping mechanisms, as well as many other subjects. The group is relaxed and friendly, and members can participate as much or as little as they like. We have a WhatsApp group open to members where they can support each other. We also hold separate Zoom and WhatsApp groups for parents/carers/friends and family. For anyone wishing to join, or get more information, please contact derbyshireborderlinepd@gmail.com
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Complaints about criminal courts
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 05/06/2025
This section looks at how and when you can complain about court or officials working there. This section only looks at complaints about the Crown and magistrates’ courts of the criminal court system in England and Wales. It is for anyone who lives with mental illness and has experienced the court system, and their friends, family and carers.
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Responding to unusual behaviour linked to mental illness
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 10/01/2025
If you have a loved one with a mental illness, some of their behaviour might worry you. This section suggests some ways to deal with unusual behaviour linked to mental illness.
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Worthing Rethink Mental Health Carers Group
Services and Groups |Last updated: 09/12/2024
We are a peer-led support group for the carers, family members and friends of people with lived experience of mental illness. We also welcome people living with mental illness who wish to attend, as both sets of people share similar issues. We have three groups running: 1. A virtual meeting runs on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7pm. Contact us for details. 2. A face-to-face meeting is held on the 4th Monday of each month from 7pm at Meadowfield Hospital, Swandean, Arundel Road, Worthing BN13 3EF. Every month, we try to arrange for a guest speaker to talk to the group about their specialist area but always leave time for people to share concerns and receive support. 3. A drop-in session takes place on the first Wednesday of the month between 10:30am and 1pm, at The Happy Teapot Cafe, 7 Richmond Rd, Worthing BN11 1PN (opposite Worthing Library). Stay for 5 minutes, the whole time, or anywhere in between.
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Severe weather and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 16/06/2025
This information is for adults who live with mental illness in England. It is also for their carers, friends and relatives and anyone else interested in the subject.
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 16/06/2025
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety related disorder. This section gives information on the symptoms, causes and treatments for OCD. It also has information for carers and family members.
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Gloucestershire Support After Suicide Service
Services and Groups |Last updated: 12/07/2024
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Care programme approach (CPA)
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 16/06/2025
The Care Programme Approach (CPA) is a package of care that may be used to plan your mental health care. This section explains what CPA is, when you should get and when it might stop.
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Service User Perspectives: Evaluating Experiences at Rethink Mental Illness
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 01/11/2024
Service User Perspectives: Evaluating Experiences at Rethink Mental Illness Over the last year, Rethink Mental Illness has transformed the way that we engage with people we support. We launched our Service User Experience Survey in to get feedback on our services right across England to help ensure we are providing what people living with mental illness...
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Remembering Ciara
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
A year ago today we held a huge fundraiser to mark the 10th anniversary of my little sister’s death. It was the year all my friends were turning 40 and there was much talk of these celebrations but I knew there was something more important to me & my family. My sister would have been 35 on April 1st 2016 however, she took her life on the 6th June...
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Supported housing- For adults living with mental illness
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 16/06/2025
Supported housing combines housing with support services. This can help people who live with mental illness to live as independently as possible. This section explains the different types of supported housing that may be available in your area.
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"When Christian became ill, it hit me like a ton of bricks" - Georgie's story
Last updated: 10/06/2024
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Ciara's Tribute Fund
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
In her life, she touched so many people with her warmth and caring personality and her sensitivity to the needs to of others. Ciara was born in the South London Hospital on 1st April 1981. She lived in Balham all her life moving to Hydethorpe road when she was a baby. She attended Henry Cavendish primary school where many remember her as a chatty and...
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What is Traumatic or Complicated Grief?
Services and Groups |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
What is Traumatic or Complicated Grief? When you lose someone in a traumatic way such as through suicide, it can often make the bereavement more difficult to cope with than bereavement that happens as a result of other illnesses and this is called Traumatic or Complicated Grief. Traumatic grief can also happen with any other unexpected loss or when...
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Supporting someone with PTSD
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 11/04/2025
Supporting someone with PTSD How can I support the person I care for? You can do the following: Read information about PTSD for family and friends. Like, this information from PTSD UK, ‘I think my loved one has PTSD. What can I do?’ Ask the person you support to tell you what their symptoms are. Also, if they have any self-management techniques that...
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